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PDF Replica edition or Article View? Which is best for your brand image!

13 April 2020
PDF Replica versions of digital magazines and content have advanced dramatically since 2010. For many businesses and individuals with restricted resources, and limited time to convert their digital contents to expensive technical platforms. The PDF Replica editions offered the perfect solution to ease into the digital publishing age, while offering a less expensive route to reaching their audiences!

Some will argue that PDF Replica editions no longer have a place in the modern digital age, as digital technology has advanced to using Article View (Which I will talk about later in this blog) or the latest trend for Live Editions! (Which I will cover in a future blog)

We believe that PDF Replica editions, can bridge the gap for many businesses and individuals during Coronavirus (COVID-19) that are looking for cost effective ways to market their products and services with a digital magazine version, while keeping audiences and advertisers happy!
Replica values
Many businesses or individuals wishing to publish and share their digital magazine, catalogue, or publication content will choose the PDF Replica edition app route.

PDF Replica editions offer your brand a fast and effective way to create an identical copy of your printed magazine, catalogue, or publication. To begin with many brands will simply start by uploading their PDF print files to an online portal provider for example: Issuu, Flipsnack or Apazine.

There are lots of other good online portal providers. So it’s worth a bit of time searching on Google to see what is available, and what functionality they can bring to your digital PDF Replica edition while representing your business brand image!

Many online portal providers offer FREE basic services and functionality, with additional charges for extra features. It’s worth looking to see what the extra features are! For example: Can you see who’s consuming your content via analytics? Can you add a video, audio, image galleries or other interactivity? Can you create new revenue streams?

Later on in this blog I will be offering a bespoke alternative that maybe more suitable for your digital PDF Replica edition!

Once you have uploaded your PDF print files, and after checking the functionality and extra features of your portal provider. You should be offered basic tools to draw, or select areas within your PDF files so that you can begin adding interactive enhancements such as: page jumps, video content, hyperlinks, emails, social media icons, live phone numbers, podcasts, image galleries, audio, animation and embedded YouTube videos!

The finished PDF Replica edition can then be released as an online digital flipbook for desktop, tablet and mobile readers, that can easily be shared with your brands audience via all social media platforms including: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Bespoke approach
Mark and he’s team can offer your business brand a fully bespoke PDF Replica edition approach. Our portal system allows you to showcase your digital magazine, catalogue, or publication content in exciting ways, either as a native app for many App Store platforms including: (Apple, Google and Amazon) that can be viewed on mobile and tablet devices, or delivered online in an enhanced HTML 5 Reader experience that can be accessed via desktop and your audiences mobile or tablet web browser!

All our PDF Replica editions are designed with a modern clean and hassle-free user interface that can be viewed anytime, anywhere, on desktop, tablet and all mobile devices. Our bespoke solutions allow you to define your brand colour, this helps to ensure your PDF Replica edition app looks and feels like your business brand, your brand colours will then appear in all your apps, plus on any of your title’s page via HTML 5 Readers and web browsers!
Article View
Article View allows for article-by-article reading format of your digital magazines content, and works on scrolling down and across. It is also accessible from within your PDF Replica edition as a separate enhanced feature should you wish.

Article View is becoming a rapid media in which to reach end users on more mobile and tablet devices than ever before, with your brands digital magazines content!

Article View also gives your digital magazine readers control over text size for reading, night reading options, responsive mode, and social media sharing capabilities.

Mark and he’s team would be happy to discuss ways we can help you to convert any existing PDF files so that they are ready for Article View!

Interactive elements
The good thing about Article View is that it still retains all the interactive elements that you would otherwise find in a standard PDF Replica edition. For example, video content, hyperlinks, emails, social media icons, live phone numbers, podcasts, image galleries, audio, animation and embedded YouTube videos! This helps to bring your static magazine article content to life, while giving your readers a truly unique reading experience and keeping them engaged with your content for longer!

Which is best for your brand?
Whether you decide to go with a basic PDF Replica, enhanced PDF Replica, bespoke PDF Replica, or Article View, will largely depend on the amount of time, resources, and budget that your business brand can allocate to your digital magazine creation! There are as I have said in this blog some FREE routes to PDF Replica editions, which are ideally suited for individuals and small business brands! Remember just because something is FREE do ask yourself (Will it make your brand look professional?)

If your business brand requires a more web based approach, with scrolling and text reading options for your magazine creation then Article View will provide all you need!

How we can help you
Mark and he’s team at Tondo Creative Design are experts in designing and creating interactive bespoke PDF Replica editions, Article View editions, and PDF Replica native apps that allow your business brand to expand and publish content in exciting new ways, while reaching out to your audience!

Why not call Mark and he’s team today to see how we can help your business with all your digital design needs during COVID-19! Call us on 07907 772643 or email the team at: hello@tondocreative.co.uk
13 Apr, 2020
PDF Replica versions of digital magazines and content have advanced dramatically since 2010. For many businesses and individuals with restricted resources, and limited time to convert their digital contents to expensive technical platforms. The PDF Replica editions offered the perfect solution to ease into the digital publishing age, while offering a less expensive route to reaching their audiences! Some will argue that PDF Replica editions no longer have a place in the modern digital age, as digital technology has advanced to using Article View (Which I will talk about later in this blog) or the latest trend for Live Editions! (Which I will cover in a future blog) We believe that PDF Replica editions, can bridge the gap for many businesses and individuals during Coronavirus (COVID-19) that are looking for cost effective ways to market their products and services with a digital magazine version, while keeping audiences and advertisers happy!
08 Apr, 2020
Social media platforms play a key role in helping businesses and individuals to efficiently communicate, while sharing their important information and contents (A Website link, Newsletter, YouTube Video, PDF Digital Magazine or Product Images) with many audiences! Hive of information Social media is the first platform that many of your business audiences will turn to for valuable trustworthy information on your brand during COVID-19! It is vital that social media integration (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram and WhatsApp) is implemented within your business so that regular news and information updates can be communicated effectively with your audience! Social media is the key platform to the online journey of your business During these uncertain times, and for obvious reasons your physical business is most likely closed. However all is not lost, as social media platforms can help you bridge the gap between your physical business brand and online brand version. Remember that your brand should play the role of the guide in your customers online journey. Your customers should be the hero of your brand while feeling valued and connected! Therefore using all social media platforms will be key to helping your business offer a vision for how great a customer’s life could be if they have new and exciting ways to engage with your products, services, or news information updates! Supporting each other During these uncertain and challenging times, your business could be receiving greater levels of questions and requests for information! Ensure that your social media platforms are easily available for your audiences, while making sure that you can respond fast with regular updates and offers from your brand that helps make your audience feel supported during COVID-19! If possible your business brand should try and offer FREE samples or FREE trials , doing so helps introduce potential customers to your brand while building trust! Discussing COVID-19 Social media platforms are great for discussing all sorts of topics, however when it comes to talking about coronavirus (COVID-19) do ask yourself what are the advantages for your business brand? How much or little should your brand say? Try and focus on positive aspects for your brand as opposed to negative aspects! The negative aspect for many is that the physical side of the business brand has had too close to the public, the positive outcome would be to use social media platforms to inform your audience that you are still available for them. For example you could say something like (It’s not all doom and gloom, our online side of the business brand is always open) Remember to include your website address! If you must discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) in detail for your business brand and customers, remember that your audience will be looking to your brand to provide trustworthy information that delivers clarity, while proving beneficial to them! Business announcements The first and most important announcement by your business brand on all social media platforms should be to update your customers. You will need to inform them about how your brand is adapting during coronavirus (COVID-19) and that you’re still available for them! Let your customers know what social media platforms are accessible for your brand, and if you’re working remotely, the best way they can still contact you! Remember that your customers need to feeling valued and connected! As coronavirus (COVID-19) is a developing situation, you will need to bring regular updates via all social media platforms for your business brand! Your customers will appreciate the updates, while your business brand gains trust from your customers!
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